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get my boots mended
I have taken my boots to the menders! 1 week ago

Braved the heaving rain and got my boots to the menders. He said they will be ready by next Friday. I’m going to Legoland that day so maybe I can pick them up before we leave!! Hooray. Boots ready for holiday!

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improve my butterfly technique
Full stroke 1 week ago

I managed about 4 lengths yesterday. I was mindful of bending my ellbows, not overextending the arms and of taking quick breaths as the arms come out of the water. I also tried to enter my hands cleanly into the water, trying not to splash. I was face down in the pool rather than looking ahead. I noticed that my legkick is in proper timing with the armpull but still I feel really ‘messy’ in the water. I asked my boyf to watch – he said it looked good – but then he doesn’t swim butterfly! I really want to attend a Butterfly training day perhaps. Somewhere I can get quality advice from a coach who knows what they are talking about. The Masters hold training days but they always cost at least a tenner. Coz I’m not working that doesn’t help much – plus there’s the cost of travel. I shall keep a look out to see if any fellow club members are attending and see if I can wangle a lift should I spot one of these training days in the not too distant future.
Alternatively, I wonder if there is anyone in Carms pool that can advise. THey have a good kids swimming club, they would know.

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train effectively for IM and Freestyle, 50m and 200m (read all 6 entries…)
I went swimming yesterday with boyf 1 week ago

I did workout intermediate #2. Focused on Underwater leg/pull off of wall. Did about 4 lengths of Butterfly – which is better than I thought I’d achieve. Luckily everyone cleared out of the lane when I got in. Felt really good on the backstroke, not so good on the freestyle. Was quite out of breath, but this is only my second swim after about a months break. The training is so much more interesting than turning up and swimming freestyle coz I have no idea what else to do.
The plan was to focus on Breastroke and Butterfly this time because they are both more similar strokes, and I focused on Free and Back last time.
I did a 100m IM which I found tough, but I managed it toward the end of my session.
My arms feel weak at the moment, need to give it a bit more time before I notice an improvement.
I defnitely felt good on the Back. I was kicking fast and I got into a rhythm with my arms.

I want to know how I can swim the backstroke push off of the wall without exhaling through the nostrils to stop the water going up my nose. I saw the Olympic athletes doing it. But how!

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